A viral AI-generated image and video of a “tiger roaming Kolhapur” spread fear recently, prompting a cybercrime investigation. CCTV and forest department checks confirmed there was no real sighting. The incident underscores the rise of fake content and the importance of digital vigilance.
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Voting for Kolhapur Municipal Corporation is underway today from morning till evening with strict security measures. Police squads and cyber monitoring teams have been activated, and checkpoints are enforcing mobile and camera restrictions near polling booths to ensure a peaceful vote
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Deputy CM Eknath Shinde addressed election rallies across Sangli and Kolhapur, actively campaigning for the upcoming Zilla Parishad and Panchayat Samiti polls. He focused on regional development, employment, tourism and agriculture while engaging with party workers and supporters in multiple Kolhapur towns.
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The Kolhapur Zilla Parishad (ZP) and Panchayat Samiti elections, set for February 5, 2026, represent a critical battleground for rural political supremacy in Western Maharashtra. Local papers like Pudhari report a massive surge in candidates, with 907 nomination papers filed for 68 Zilla Parishad seats and over 1,500 applications for 136 Panchayat Samiti seats. This high volume of contestants reflects the intense local ambitions of second- and third-generation political families who see these seats as essential stepping stones to state-level leadership.The political landscape is uniquely complex because the state-level Mahayuti alliance—comprising the BJP, Eknath Shinde’s Shiv Sena, and the Ajit Pawar-led NCP—is not contesting as a unified front in most rural pockets. Instead, according to reports in Lokmat, these parties have entered into “friendly contests” against one another. This internal friction allows local heavyweights to flex their individual muscles, leading to multi-cornered fights in almost every ward. Meanwhile, the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA), led by Congress stalwart Satej Patil, is aiming to capitalize on this division to regain the rural dominance it previously held.
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In the 81-seat Kolhapur Municipal Corporation (KMC), the Mahayuti alliance secured a majority with 45 seats (BJP 26, Shinde-Sena 15, Ajit Pawar-NCP 4). Despite this, Congress emerged as the single largest party with 34 seats With the Mayoral elections scheduled for January 30 or 31, parties have formalised their group leaders. Murlidhar Jadhav (BJP) and Adil Faras (NCP) have been appointed to lead their respective factions
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